Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1992 record →
RECALL #96V172002, DEALER IS REFUSING TO FIX THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, STATED TO CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO FIX AT THIS TIME BECAUSE BELT IS NOT FAULTY. OWNER STATED THAT THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES STICK SOMETIMES ON RETRACTOR. *AK
RECALL WORK ON AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DUE TO BELT NOT CURRENTLY BEING FAULTY.
OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS SEAT BELTS RECALL NO. 96V172000, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET WORK DONE BECAUSE OF NO PARTS.OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT HE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR A VERY LONG TIME. *AK
FIVE TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN FIVE YEARS.
RECALL RECEIVED IN OCT.96, CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT RETURNED CALL ON THE PARTS FOR THE SEAT BELT (LEFT PASSIVE SIDE). IT SHOULD NOT TAKE 4 MONTHS FOR A PART TO BE IN IF IT IS AN RECALL. *AK
RECALL RELATED 96V172, CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON OCT 96 IN REFERENCE TO REPAIRS AND AGAIN IN NOV 1996, NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK
DEALER HAS NO PARTS FOR SHOULDER BELT; BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 3 MONTHS. 96V172000. *AK
NO PARTS AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY 1997. THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S IS NOT WORKING, VEHICLE DID NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. 96V172000. *AK
PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES INOPERATIVE, WON'T LATCH, MALE WON'T CONNECT WITH FEMALE PORTION, NOT FIXED. *AK
OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE MAY BE SALVAGED AND IF THE VEHICLE IS SALVAGED, DEALER CA NOT DO THE RECALL. 96V172000. *AK
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS ARE NOT WORKING, DEALER STATED THAT THIS CANNOT BE TAKEN CARE OF UNTIL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AFTER MARCH 15TH. ACTION NOT TAKEN ACCORDING TO TERMS IN RECALL NOTICE 96V172000. *AK
WAS REARENDED AND HIT TRUCK IN FRONT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DIDN'T RESTRAIN CONSUMER . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER AFTERWARDS . *AK SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. DISTRIBUTOR CAP REPLACED. *SLC
DRIVER'S MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE, WON'T MOVE UP OR DOWN TRACK.*AK
LEFT STRUT MOUNT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CREAK/GROAN/GRIND. *AK
TWICE IGNITION SWITCH MODULE STAYED IN ON POSITION, KEEPING/STARTING TO ENGAGE. THIS BURNT WIRES AND OTHER COMPONENTS., RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK *JB
TRAVELING ON ICY ROADS VEHICLE SLID, HIT CURB AND STEERING ASSEMBLY BROKE. *AK
DRIVING HOME, BRAKED; HEARD SOMETHING POP; PUT CAR ALARM ON; TOOK TIRE OFF; TIRE ARM WAS BROKE IN HALF. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS HAVE FAILED, MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT HAS TOTALLY FAILED. TT
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE . TT
MOTORIZED AUTO SHOULDER HARNESS IS INOPERATIVE, IS STUCK IN MIDWAY POSITION OF TRACK. TT
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE, MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT HAS BEEN STUCK. TT
THE DRIVERS AUTO RESTRAINT DOES NOT ALWAYS RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS FAILS MIDWAY ON TRACK DRIVER'S SIDE. TT
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . TT *SLC
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, STUCK IN THE FRONT FORWARD POSITION, DRIVER NOT PROTECTED. TT *JB
THE DRIVER SIDE RETRACTOR STOPPED AT HALF WAY LOCK UP . TT
THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT DOES NOT GO UP AND DOWN THE TRACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ALL FOUR STRUT ARE LEAKING. TT
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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